Safety is your responsibility!

Have the appropriate safety precautions been taken in your company? Are you aware of the legal requirements, operational restrictions, packaging instructions, marking, labeling, and documentation regulations pertaining to the transport of dangerous goods? This course provides the knowledge and skills to accept, handle, and process shipments containing dangerous goods as per the current edition of the mandatory IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations Manual

Available as: Classroom & In-Company course
Duration: 5 days (40 hours)
Recommended level: Entry-level and Professional
Prerequisites: None

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Upon completing this course you will have the skills to:

• Prepare and process dangerous goods shipments
• Understand legal requirements, operational restrictions, and governing entities
• Learn how to use IATA's Dangerous Goods Regulations Manual and complete the necessary dangerous good transport documents
• Be able to apply the regulations to identify, pack, mark, label and document dangerous goods
• Develop a working knowledge of the legal responsibilities involved with the transport of dangerous goods
• Examine safety issues related to the handling of dangerous goods and apply them approprately in the workplace

• Airline acceptance staff,shippers and freight forwarders responsible for the safe transport of dnagerous goods shipments
• Cargo instructors and instructional designers responsible for dangerous goods training
• Ground handling and load control staff involved in the cargo chain
• Regulatory compliance specialists
• Personnel from the Departments of Transportation and Civil Aviation Authorities
• Operations and station managers

• Detailed step-by-step explanation of how to use and correctly apply the most current edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations manual
• Operator and shipper's responsibilities
• Limitations: excepted and limited quantities, State and operator's variations
• Classification and identification: the nine hazard classes with their main criteria, the alphabetic list and precedence of hazards table, special provisions, Not Otherwise Specified (N.O.S) entries, mixtures and solutions
• Packaging, marking and labeling requirements: UN specifications, limited quantities, compatibility and segregation of packages, overpacks
• Shipment of radioactive materials
• Procedures: loading, storage and inspection, emergency procedures
• Tools to help you and your organization on the safe handling of Dangerous Goods
• Identification, classification, proper packaging, marking, labeling and documentation requirements (Air Waybill and Shipper's Declaration)
• Emergency loading and unloading procedures, segregation, storage and handling

An IATA Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 80% or higher on all exercises and exams. A special distinction is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 90% or higher.

Note: The DGR Initial course meets the training requirements for personnel listed in category 6 as per Table 1.5.A of the IATA DGR.

Please come prepared with the following materials:

• DGR Manual: A key reference tool, this manual will be available on loan to each participant for the duration of the course.
• Calculator: This course involves calculation exercises, please bring a calculator.